This award-winning documentary features first-hand Indigenous voices living with the impact of intergenerational trauma cause by the colonization of the United States.
The film reflects first-hand voices about the intergenerational effects of First Contact, the Residential School and Boarding School era, Treaty Rights, Social Justice and Loss and Resilience.
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BANNED INDIGENOUS BOOKS
In 2022, the Hastings-on-Hudson (NY) School District halted lessons after they received complaints from students when an eighth-grade teacher read a passage from The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian By Sherman Alexie
The following books with Indigenous stories have also been banned from schools:
Dodging Bullets Historical Trauma Documentary
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Recommend By 95% Of Educators
What Educators are Saying…
“It allows the non-Native audience to truly hear and see Historical Trauma and the pain without blatant finger pointing or going the other direction by making it more palatable for non-natives tastes”
Kimberly Whitewater Wakjexiwiga
Community Supportive Services Division Director
HCN Social Services
“Dodging Bullets gives a face to the present effects of historical trauma through telling individual stories of Native people and communities. It does an amazing job of not only showing the hardships, but also highlighting the beauty and resiliency within Indian Country today.”
Payton Counts
Indigenous People’s Task Force
Keep the Fire Alive
“Rarely has a film been able to fully capture the complexity of these contemporary social justice concerns caused by Intergenerational Trauma through historical accounts and personal narratives.”
George S Leibowitz, PhD
Stony Brook University
School of Medicine and Social Welfare
“Dodging Bullets is a powerful and compelling documentary that revealed the injustices against Indigenous peoples… brilliantly wove together a positive path to healing through ceremony and cultural identity.”
Rain L. Marshall, JD, (Ihanktonwan),
Lecturer, Humboldt State University
“The documentary provided a powerful glimpse into historical trauma originating in this country and how the ripples of early actions continue throughout time. As a nation we must acknowledge the damage created by government policies, accept responsibility, and forge improved relations with the first inhabitants of this land. Dodging Bullets makes the case for this work.”
Cindy Zahrte, District Administrator
Tomah Area School District